The Mule
On Monday Fred, an old country farmer, bought a mule from Luke, another old farmer, for $100. Luke promised to deliver the mule the next day. On Tuesday Luke drove up and said, "Sorry, Fred, but I have some bad news. The mule died." Fred: Well, then, just give me my money back. Luke: Can't do that. I went and spent it already. Fred: Well, OK then. Just unload the mule. Luke: What ya gonna do with a dead mule? Fred: I'm going to raffle him off. Luke: You can't raffle off a dead mule! Fred: Sure I can. I just won't tell anybody he's dead. Several days later the two farmers meet up. Luke: Whatever happened with that dead mule? Fred: I raffled him off just like I said I would. Sold 500 tickets at $2 each! Luke: Didn't anyone complain? Fred: Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back. |